WERE IT AS IF: Beyond An Institution That Is - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9491435493 ISBN 13: 9789491435492

Publisher: Witte de With Centre for Contemporary Art, 2017

Synopsis

Were It as If is an important consideration of the history and future of contemporary art venues, taking Witte de With and its socioeconomic context as its departure point.

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From the Back Cover:

To whom does a contemporary art institute belong? How are its stories told and untold? Could a staging of its exhibition history through traces, remains, and scars constitute an act of resistance against the tide of accumulation? This volume records a case study of how Bik Van der Pol created a temporary institute at the invitation of Witte de With director Defne Ayas, a process that gathers and reimagines perspectives on the city of Rotterdam through the art institute and vice versa. The subjective, site-sensitive project involved interviewing artists, staff, and graphic designers, as well as poring over bookshelves and boxes, uncovering both the physical space and dialogues.

About this edition

• Publisher: Witte de With Centre for Contemporary Art
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 9491435493
• ISBN 13: 9789491435492
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 292
• Editor: Van Der Pol Bik, Ayas Defne, Saelemakers Samuel, Considine Tyler, Ouranou Maria-Louiza